Rapid prototyping for mixed architectures

The aim of our work is to achieve a rapid prototyping dedicated to mixed architectures, made up of one multi-DSP part (software) and a FPGA architecture (dedicated hardware). We have determined a complete codesign methodology enabling to implement a complete digital signal or image processing line. The starting description associated with this methodology, is only a functional description, represented by a data flow graph. This global process developed for an automatic implementation enables the user to develop complex applications at a high level onto a complex architecture without any implementation pre-requirements